The bed bug problem complained of by long-term tenants has been mentioned in the press before. In December, 2008, the New York Observer noted that, while the Jane was being revamped from an SRO (f/k/a/ the Hotel Riverview) into a $99-a-room hotel,

Holdovers from the Hotel Riverview era claim to be getting the raw end of the deal. Eviction notices began arriving in short order. At least 10 current tenants are now facing homelessness, according to the busy docket at housing court.

Those who remain describe insufferable living conditions throughout the ongoing reconstruction effort, citing rodents, bedbugs, heating and plumbing problems, including “broken water pipes which caused cascading waters to flood the bathrooms, feces and other bodily discharges on the bathroom floors,” according to court papers.